[nabs-l] introduction

[Jen]

Good day everyone:

I just wanted to come in and say *HELLO!* and introduce myself.

I currently reside in BC, Canada, but have been on this list for quite some
time, just reading. I graduated college May 2008; however, I may pursue a
continuation of my educational career at a later date, until I've moved to
Toronto. I may be moving in a ew months if I get accepted for the apartment
in Toronto, where services are readily more available to me, as I am
deafblind.

I was a high school drop-out; however, I was lucky enough to receive the
high school equivalent diploma in college, as I gained enough credits for
this alongside my administrative assistant certification. I am hoping to
look into teaching as a career mostly in the post-secondary sector. I have a
strong preference working with adults.

My college career brought on a lot of ups and downs, in a small community
college, that doesn't see many blind/visually impaired students, let alone a
deafblind student pursue education there. I am the first deafblind student
to graduate there. I urrently use JAWS 10 with a Focus 40 braille display
(JAWS is set at a slow speed and my omputer speakers is usually on the
highest volume), have Kurzweil, CCTV, etc. I also have a yellow lab guide,
named Nixon, from the Oregon campus of Guide Dogs for the Blind. He's my
second dog, my first was from a Canadian school and resides with us as a
royally spoiled retired pet. His retirement was premature due to dog
attacks.

I thought I'd jump in and introduce myself *grin*, but have been reading the
vast amount of interesting topics that passes through the list on a daily
basis.

Jen and Nixon